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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — CityBus will not operate on Thursday, November 27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Additionally, the Purdue Campus Loop routes will not operate from 6:00p Tuesday, November 25, through the weekend, including evening and night buses. Campus Loop service resumes on Monday, December 1. Regular route and trolley riders should be aware that […] Read the full story

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) participated in the Indiana General Assembly’s annual “Organization Day” yesterday and said he is eager for the 2009 legislative session to begin. Alting said he planned to focus on helping the state maintain a balanced budget, protect education funding, permanently cap property taxes and continue job creation efforts. […] Read the full story

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Fall Break for Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette, Montgomery County Instructional Center in Crawfordsville, and White County Instructional Center in Monticello is November 26 through November 29. Classes will not be in session during this time. Classes will resume Monday, December 1. The college will be closed November 27 and November […] Read the full story

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne) earned a “solid vote of confidence” today as his colleagues officially selected him to remain as Senate President Pro Tempore through 2010. Official selection of Long as Senate leader came during “Organization Day” activities in the Indiana General Assembly as legislators prepare for the 2009 session. Long […] Read the full story

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana Senate Republicans will focus next session on balancing the two-year state budget, protecting education funding for K-12 and higher education, and again passing the constitutional amendment capping property taxes. All of which, they say, will bolster long-term economic development and job creation across the state. Senate President Pro Tem David C. […] Read the full story

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Agencies working to end homelessness and hunger in Lafayette are spreading the word about the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, taking place this week, November 16-22, 2008. “We want our community to understand that there are real people in our community who are both hungry and homeless,” said Jennifer Layton, Chair […] Read the full story